Cognos 8 Go! Office is automatically installed with all Cognos 8 server products, except for Cognos 8 Metrics Manager.
To use Cognos 8 Go! Office, you must perform some or all of the configuration tasks described below, depending on your environment.
Cognos 8 Go! Office uses Microsoft .NET Framework to allow users to interact with server-based components. Microsoft .NET Framework and the required updates are downloaded and installed by the setup file when you install Cognos 8 Go! Office. The setup file must be run on all user computers.
For a list of supported versions of Microsoft .NET Framework, view the Cognos Global Customer Services Web site (http://support.cognos.com).
To deploy Cognos 8 Go! Office with PowerPlay, you can configure gateway mappings so that Cognos 8 Go! Office users can access PowerPlay reports that reside on a PowerPlay server. You can also configure the size of report that can be imported from Cognos 8 to Cognos 8 Go! Office. For more information about gateway mappings and report size limits, see the Administration and Security Guide.
Use the following checklist to configure Cognos 8 Go! Office:
